Alesis D4 manual Introduction, Principal Features

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Alesis D4 Drum Sound Module. The D4 provides over 500 high-quality drum/percussion sounds (many of them in stereo), that use the same drum recording expertise responsible for making the SR-16 and HR-16 standards in the music world. And thanks to Dynamic Articulation, which triggers different samples according to velocity, the D4’s sounds have a realism and presence that make these sounds stand out in any track or performance.

1.0PRINCIPAL FEATURES

•Over 500 Sounds. Sounds include: 99 kicks, 99 snares, 55 cymbals, 92 toms, 76 percussion sounds, and 80 effects.

•48 kHz Sample Rate and 20 Hz-20 kHz Bandwidth. The D4's high sample rate and full bandwidth insure maximum audio clarity from each sound.

•12 acoustic trigger inputs. Drummers can trigger D4 sounds with conventional drum pads as well as MIDI pads. Studios can trigger D4 sounds from existing taped drum tracks to replace taped sounds with the D4’s high-quality drum sounds. Older drum machines with individual outputs can be revitalized by using them to trigger the D4 sounds instead of triggering the drum machine’s internal sounds.

•Full MIDI implementation. The D4’s master volume responds to MIDI controller 7, allowing for smooth fades and easy changes in overall dynamics, as well as to other important MIDI controllers including pitch bend. Program change commands can call up different Drum Sets.

•Simultaneous MIDI/trigger operation. Notes can be triggered by MIDI and/or triggers simultaneously.

•Trigger to MIDI conversion. Triggers received by the D4 are converted into MIDI note data that appears at the MIDI Out/Thru connector.

•Single rack space size. The D4 fits conveniently into a single rack space.

•21 programmable drum kits. Assign different drums to different MIDI notes (or triggers) to create a kit, and recall individual kits with Program Change commands. A footswitch, when pressed, can increment from one drum kit to the next.

•Multiple outputs. The D4 offers four outputs, which are arranged as two stereo pairs. Any sound can be sent to either stereo pair (and panned to any of seven positions in the stereo field). However, these can also serve as individual outputs if you pan a single sound hard left or hard right so that it appears over only one output. One possible application is to use one stereo pair for a mix of drum sounds, and the other stereo pair as two individual outputs for specific drum sounds that may need separate processing.

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Contents Alesis Drum SET Management Midi Functions Principal Features IntroductionReturn Your Warranty Card NOW HOOKUP/INSTANT Gratification2A Installation 2B Hook Up Audio rear panel2C Hook Up Midi rear panel 2D Hook Up External Triggers rear panel2F Turn On Power 2E Hook Up Power rear panel2G Select Drum Sets 2H Audition Different Drum Sounds Page 2I Assign Drum Sounds to Particular Midi Notes 3A The Voice3B About the Edit Buffer 3C About Defaults3D Midi Note Range About the User Interface 4A Function Buttons 4B Cursor Buttons4C Multi-Page Functions 4D Editing Parameter Values4E The Store and Note Chase buttons 4F The Preview ButtonSelecting Drum Sets STORING/NAMING AN Edited Drum SETRecalling Factory Drum Sets Recall AlesisPage Function Buttons VoiceTune OutputDrum SET Output MainEXT Trig Mode MultiGroup Button Copying a Notes Parameters to Another Note Midi ButtonDrumset Root Midi Functions Drum SET Root NoteTurn the Data wheel to select the desired Drum Set root note Program Change Enable Midi Channel SelectionMidi THRU/OUT Selection Channel Omni Thru OFFController Enable Prog Change on Controllers onMake sure the cursor is under the Controllers status Save Data VIA Midi Program Change TableProgram Table 6A Save to DataDisk Receive Data from Another Midi Device 7A Load from DataDiskExternal Triggering About Trigger Parameters This is how it worksPage Example Trigger Selection TRIG01 VCURVE4Trigger Velocity Selection Trigger Note SelectionTRIG02 VCURVE4 Method One Page Trigger Parameter Selection Trigger Crosstalk SelectionTRIG02 XTALK30 DCAY10 NOISE00 TRIG03 XTALK30 DCAY10 NOISE00Page Trigger Dcay Control Selection Trigger Noise Level SelectionTrigger Gain Selection TRIG01 GAIN50Footswitch Mode Footswitch Mode HI HAT Pedal8A Understanding Hi Hat Pedal Mode Page Midi Basics Midi HardwareChannel Messages Midi Message Basics3A Voice Messages Page 3B Mode Messages System Common MessagesBooks on Midi Videos on Midi
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